365th
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From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
Annan
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From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
Barry
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From this reading Do you mind coming, Barry?
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
comedynounUS /ˈkɑːmədi/
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Do you mind coming, Barry?
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
darnedadjectiveUS /dɑːrnd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you mind coming, Barry?
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
frivolverb
act frivolously
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
the act of giving
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
how
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From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
and nothing more
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
the act of departing
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Do you mind coming, Barry?
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
performancenounUS /pərˈfɔːrməns/
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
Rosalind
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From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
Sneyd
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From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
to-morrow's
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From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
in or to any place at all
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you mind coming, Barry?
